2 Samuel 11:25

Compared across 29 translations

English
Then David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab this, ‘Do not let this thing disturb you, for the sword devours one [side] as well as another. Strengthen your battle against the city and overthrow it’; and so encourage Joab.”
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
When the messenger completed his report of the battle, David got angry at Joab. He vented it on the messenger: “Why did you get so close to the city? Didn’t you know you’d be attacked from the wall? Didn’t you remember how Abimelech son of Jerub-Besheth got killed? Wasn’t it a woman who dropped a millstone on him from the wall and crushed him at Thebez? Why did you go close to the wall!”“By the way,” said Joab’s messenger, “your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.”Then David told the messenger, “Oh. I see. Tell Joab, ‘Don’t trouble yourself over this. War kills—sometimes one, sometimes another—you never know who’s next. Redouble your assault on the city and destroy it.’ Encourage Joab.” 26-27 When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she grieved for her husband. When the time of mourning was over, David sent someone to bring her to his house. She became his wife and bore him a son.
Then David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘Do not let this thing [i]displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it’; and so encourage him.”
David told the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t get upset over what happened. Swords kill one person as well as another. So keep on attacking the city. Destroy it.’ Tell that to Joab. It will cheer him up.”
David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.’ Say this to encourage Joab.”
David told the messenger, ‘Say this to Joab: “Don’t let this upset you; the sword devours one as well as another. Press the attack against the city and destroy it.” Say this to encourage Joab.’
“Well, tell Joab not to be discouraged,” David said. “The sword devours this one today and that one tomorrow! Fight harder next time, and conquer the city!”
Arabic
فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّسُولِ: «هَذَا مَا تُخْبِرُ بِهِ يُوآبَ: لَا يَسُوءَنَّكَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ، فَإِنَّ السَّيْفَ يَلْتَهِمُ هَذَا وَذَاكَ. شَدِّدْ حِصَارَكَ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَدَمِّرْهَا. قُلْ هَذَا لِتَشْجِيعِ يُوآبَ».
Danish
„Sig til Joab, at han ikke skal tage det så tungt,” svarede David. „Soldater falder nu engang i krig. Sig til ham, at han ikke må opgive angrebet, før byen er indtaget.”
German
Da antwortete David: »Geh zurück und melde Joab: ›Lass dich durch diese Niederlage nicht entmutigen! Der Krieg ist eben so grausam: Mal trifft es diesen, mal jenen. Kämpfe entschlossen weiter gegen die Stadt, bis du sie zerstört hast.‹ Mit diesen Worten sollst du Joab aufmuntern!«
Spanish
Entonces David le dijo al mensajero:―Dile a Joab de mi parte que no se aflija tanto por lo que ha pasado, pues la espada devora sin discriminar. Dile también que reanude el ataque contra la ciudad, hasta destruirla. Y anímalo.
Entonces David le dijo al mensajero:—Dile a Joab de mi parte que no se aflija tanto por lo que ha pasado, pues la espada devora sin discriminar. Dile también que reanude el ataque contra la ciudad, hasta destruirla. Y anímalo.
French
David dit au messager : Tu diras à Joab : « Ne prends pas cet incident au tragique. A la guerre, il y a toujours des morts tantôt ici, tantôt là. Poursuis ton attaque contre la ville et détruis-la ! » Encourage-le ainsi !
Hiligaynon
Nagsiling si David sa mensahero, “Silinga si Joab nga indi maglain ang iya buot sa natabo, kay indi gid man mapaktan kon sin-o ang mapatay sa inaway. Silinga siya nga magpakabakod siya, kag pabaskugon pa gid niya ang pagsalakay sa banwa hasta nga malaglag ini.”
Korean
그러자 다윗이 그 전령에게 말하였다. “너는 요압에게 실망하지 말고 용기를 내라고하라. 전쟁에서칼은이사람 도죽이고저사람도죽이는것이아 니겠느냐! 너는그에게더욱힘써싸 워 그 성을 함락시키라고 말하고 그를 격려하여라.”
nl
‘Goed, vertel Joab maar dat hij de moed niet moet verliezen,’ zei David. ‘Het zwaard doodt zowel de een als de ander! Vecht de volgende keer met meer verbetenheid en verover de stad, zeg hem dat ik tevreden ben over de resultaten tot nu toe.’
Portuguese
Davi mandou o mensageiro dizer a Joabe: “Não fique preocupado com isso, pois a espada não escolhe a quem devorar. Reforce o ataque à cidade até destruí-la”. E ainda insistiu com o mensageiro que encorajasse Joabe.
“Diz a Joabe que não perca a coragem”, respondeu David. “A espada tanto mata uns como outros! Lutem com mais ardor para a próxima vez e conquistem a cidade. Diz-lhe que estou satisfeito com a sua atuação.”
Romanian
Atunci David i-a zis mesagerului:– Aşa să-i spui lui Ioab: „Să nu te întristeze lucrul acesta, căci sabia ucide când pe unul, când pe altul. Înteţeşte asediul asupra cetăţii şi distruge-o.“ Îmbărbătează-l în felul acesta.
Russian
Давуд сказал вестнику:– Скажи Иоаву так: «Пусть это тебя не огорчает, меч поражает то одного, то другого. Соберись с силами против города и разрушь его». Скажи так, чтобы ободрить Иоава.
Давуд сказал вестнику:– Скажи Иоаву так: «Пусть это тебя не огорчает, меч поражает то одного, то другого. Соберись с силами против города и разрушь его». Скажи так, чтобы ободрить Иоава.
Довуд сказал вестнику:– Скажи Иоаву так: «Пусть это тебя не огорчает, меч поражает то одного, то другого. Соберись с силами против города и разрушь его». Скажи так, чтобы ободрить Иоава.
Давид сказал вестнику:– Скажи Иоаву так: «Пусть это тебя не огорчает; меч поражает то одного, то другого. Соберись с силами против города и разрушь его». Скажи так, чтобы ободрить Иоава.
Swedish
Då svarade David budbäraren: ”Säg till Joav att han inte ska tappa modet! Svärdet dödar den ene såväl som den andre. Kämpa hårdare nästa gång och besegra staden! Säg till honom att vara vid gott mod!”
Thai
ดาวิดตรัสกับผู้สื่อสารว่า “บอกโยอาบว่า ‘อย่าท้อใจในเรื่องนี้ ดาบฆ่าคนไม่เลือกหน้า จงโจมตีเมืองนั้นต่อไปและทำลายเสีย’ จงพูดอย่างนี้เพื่อให้กำลังใจโยอาบด้วย”
zh-Hans
大卫便对信使说:“你去告诉约押不要为这事难过,因为刀剑无情。让他只管竭力攻陷城池。要这样勉励约押。”
王 向 使 者 说 : 你 告 诉 约 押 说 : 不 要 因 这 事 愁 闷 , 刀 剑 或 吞 灭 这 人 或 吞 灭 那 人 , 没 有 一 定 的 ; 你 只 管 竭 力 攻 城 , 将 城 倾 覆 。 可 以 用 这 话 勉 励 约 押 。
zh-Hant
大衛便對信使說:「你去告訴約押不要為這事難過,因為刀劍無情。讓他只管竭力攻陷城池。要這樣勉勵約押。」